The moment is almost here as people in the village are all dressed to watch the great Anunebe perform in the village square, one occasion that is performed once in a year, and this makes the event one of the greatest anticipated events in Ibeme, Isiala-Mbano, a small village in Imo State, Eastern part of… Continue reading Anunebe: The Masquerade as reported by Okoroji Chidiebere Alexander
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Muse: Homecoming
Nada o! O nada o! Nada o! I’m back o! Kuje kusanar, go and tell them! Bring my jug, bring me kola, bring a mat, For justice will be done to Mama’s soup pot I must lay under the mango tree tonight To watch the stars glitter and hear the crickets sing Ah… I’m glad!… Continue reading Muse: Homecoming
Death of a masquerade
When the cocks wake the clan in the morn with their calls I remember you, your memories are like my room walls First, I must congratulate you for not dying completely For telling us why we must abandon the village for the city, For leaving the clans people with only strands of what you did, … Continue reading Death of a masquerade
